Community Services work
Government sites
Industry sites
Sites of interest
Standards and legislation
Statistics
Government sites
| Subject link | Description |
|---|---|
| Anti-Discrimination Commission Queensland | An independent statutory authority which administers the Anti-Discrimination Act 1991 |
| Australian Institute of Family Studies | Comprehensive resources on community issues including child protection, youth suicide and aged care. Includes access to the National Child Protection Clearinghouse |
| Australian Government Workplace Authority | Information about wages and conditions of employment in Australia for work that is covered by federal awards and agreements |
| Australian Institute of Health & Welfare | Information about health and welfare including statistics and publications |
| Commission for Children and Young People and Child Guardian | CCYPCG is an independent organisation which promotes and protects the rights, interests and wellbeing of all Queenslanders under 18 |
| Community.gov.au | Community.gov.au is a portal providing access to online services and information for Australian community organisations and communities. This site provides access to over 3000 relevant government and non-government sites |
| Department of Child Safety | Queensland Government department focusing on child safety and protection |
| Department of Communities | Queensland Government site with information on community issues including aged care, child protection, juvenile justice and violence prevention |
| Department of Family and Community Services | The Commonwealth Department of Family and Community Services is responsible for a broad range of social policy issues affecting Australian society and the living standards of Australian families, communities and individuals |
| Family Law Online | An Australian Government site designed to provide easy access to information about the Family Law Act |
| Human Rights and Equal opportunities Commission | The Australian Human Rights and Equal Opportunity Commission is a national independent statutory government body responsible for inquiring into alleged infringements of anti-discrimination and human rights laws. Site includes extensive Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander social justice resources |
| Office for Women | An online directory of government services of specific relevance to women |
| Queensland Courts | Includes links to Supreme, District, Magistrates, Children's, Planning & Environment and Mental Health Courts |
| Wageline | A Queensland statewide information service on industry awards, agreements and entitlements provided by the Department of Industrial Relations |
| WorkCover Queensland | Workers' compensation information and access to relevant legislation |
| Workplace Health and Safety | Queensland Government site with comprehensive workplace health and safety information, access to legislation and codes of practice, and links to other relevant sites |
Industry sites
| Subject link | Description |
|---|---|
| ACOSS - Australian Council of Social Service |
ACOSS is the national peak council of the community welfare sector in Australia. Site includes news articles and links |
| QCOSS - Queensland Council of Social Service | QCOSS provides support to the community services sector in Queensland. Site includes access to the Funding Resource Manual Online |
Sites of interest
| Subject link | Description |
|---|---|
| A celebration of Aboriginal culture, history and art. This is a large and detailed site | |
| Access Brisbane | A guide to access and facilities in Brisbane for people with disabilities. Site also includes stories and art |
| Accessibility.com.au - the disability information resource |
Australia-wide access information for people with disabilities. Also includes links to other relevant disabilities sites |
| Australian Domestic and Family Violence Clearinghouse |
Access to information on a wide range of issues including domestic violence, welfare, community development, child protection, disability and aged care |
| Australian Drug Foundation | The ADF is an independent, non-profit organisation that works to prevent and reduce alcohol and other drug problems in the Australian community. Site includes comprehensive drug and alcohol information and links to other useful sites |
| Australian Federation of Homelessness Organisations |
The AFHO is the national peak organisation that works to address and prevent homelessness in Australia. Site includes access to publications and links |
| A journal with the stated aim to improve emergency management practices | |
| Australian Meals on Wheels Association | The Australian Meals on Wheels Association promotes the concept of 'care in the community' and encourages and supports the involvement of volunteers in the provision of the Meals on Wheels service in Australia. |
| Brotherhood of St Laurence | National organisation concerned with allieviating the effects of poverty & deprivation |
| Counselling Resources.com |
National organisation concerned with allieviating the effects of poverty & deprivation |
| Crime and Misconduct Commission | A range of information about crime and misconduct prevention including news, research, publications and links |
| Drug-Arm | Excellent Queensland site, exploring all issues relating to drugs. Includes fact sheets, glossary of terms, legal information, drug profiles, full text research papers and a section which outlines various scenarios and case studies, and the management of these cases |
| Dulwich Centre Website - A gateway to Narrative Therapy |
Narrative therapy is an approach to counselling and community work that centres on people as the experts in their own lives and views problems as separate from people. Comprehensive information on this approach can be found on this site |
| Encyclopedia of Psychology | This is a vast collection of indexed links to psychology sources on the Internet maintained by the Jacksonville State University, Alabama |
| Fortitude Valley Community Site | This site gives much local information about community resources, agencies and contacts |
| GoVolunteer | GoVolunteer is an initiative of Volunteering Australia and is Australia's first national volunteer recruitment website. It is a not-for-profit site that provides free Internet advertising for not-for-profit community organisations looking for volunteers |
| Informal Education | Site on informal education designed for community workers in Australia |
| Legal Aid Queensland | Provides news, information, publications and links to various legal aid issues |
| Lifeline Australia | Website of Lifeline Australia Inc. Site includes educational resources, statistics and links to other sites of interest. |
| Lifeline Brisbane | Information about Lifeline services in Brisbane |
| Mission Australia | As one of Australia's leading advocates on social policy, this site offers a range of advocacy statements, discussion papers and fact sheets on relevant social issues |
| World Health Organization | Site includes a health and human rights section with activities, information resources and a searchable health and human rights database. |
Standards and Legislation
| Subject link | Description |
|---|---|
| Commonwealth Government Legislation | All published Commonwealth Acts in full text |
| Queensland Government Legislation | Queensland Acts, subordinate legislation, and Bills as published from 1991 to present in full text |
| Standards Australia | Access selected Australian Standards in full-text. User ID and Password is required and can be obtained from the Library Help Desk or via email |
Statistics
| Subject link | Description |
|---|---|
| Australian Bureau of Statistics | AusStats is the Australian Bureau of Statistic's (ABS) web-based information service - providing you with the ABS' full product range online, updated daily |
| Office of Economic and Statistical Research | Access demographic, economic and social data related to Queensland. Contains comparative national and international statistics |
The Liaison Librarians Ramila Chandra & Jean Moetara; update this resource. To report broken links or suggest a site please email us with the details.
This page was last updated at Monday, 01-Jun-2009 13:06:24 EST